India’s Gaganyaan Mission: Pioneering Human Spaceflight
Abstract India’s Gaganyaan mission represents a remarkable leap in space exploration. This ambitious endeavor aims to send Indian astronauts into low Earth orbit, demonstrating the nation’s technological prowess and commitment to human spaceflight. In this comprehensive article, we delve into the mission’s significance, components, challenges, and the four astronauts who will soon venture beyond our planet. Introduction […]
ISRO’s Aditya-L1 mission takes off to study the Sun
India’s first solar mission, Aditya L1, was successfully launched on September 2, 2023, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. The spacecraft will study the Sun’s corona, the outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere. Aditya L1 is a four-stage rocket, powered by solid and liquid fuels. It is about the size of a […]
First launch by ISRO in 2022: PSLV-C52 successfully launches 2 small satellites and an earth observation satellite
Wasim Raza India’s first space mission on Feb 14, 2022, was launched, as the PSLV-C52 rocket successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04 and two small satellites into the intended orbit, a feat described as a “marvelous accomplishment” by the ISRO. After blasting off from here at 5.59 am amid dark, early morning skies, the […]
LAUNCHING OF JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE FOR HISTORIC MISSION
Aman Kumar NASA’s next-generation space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, launched successfully after nearly two and a half decades of planning and preparation. The spacecraft was sent into orbit atop a European Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s principal launch facility in French Guiana, South America. The launch of JWST into orbit took only 26 […]
James Webb Space Telescope, A better successor of the Hubble Space Telescope to be launched on Christmas Eve
The James Webb Space Telescope (also known as JWST or Webb) is a huge infrared telescope with a mirror surface measuring roughly 6.5 meters in diameter. An Ariane 5 rocket is deemed to deploy the James Webb Space Telescope. The European commitment to the project includes the launch vehicle. Webb is set to be delivered […]
NASA Makes First Visit to the Solar Atmosphere, Bringing New Discoveries
A spacecraft has reached the Sun for the first time in history. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe now has collected particles as well as magnetic fields throughout the Sun’s upper atmosphere, known as the corona. Introduction The latest achievement is a huge step forward for the Parker Solar Probe as well as a giant leap forward […]
A device that harvests energy from a black hole- The Dyson Sphere
What exactly is the Dyson Sphere? Freeman Dyson suggested a technique that would allow a civilization to collect the energy supplied by its own home star on an unparalleled scale in a breakthrough article that is now nearly eight decades old. A Dyson sphere, as this has been dubbed, is a huge construction that covers […]
SpaceX and a Canadian startup will convert Space into a billboard
Gaurav Kumar Advertising is making its imprint in space just as paid human spaceflights are set to commence. According to Business Insider, a Canadian company called Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC) has partnered with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch advertisements into space on a small satellite carried by the Falcon 9 rocket. However, instead of a […]
GSLV F10 – ISRO’s launch fail
Wasim Raza In its second mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) failed to launch a satellite by a GSLV rocket for Earth observation. The cryogenic engine on the rocket didn’t perform as expected, according to NASA on Thursday morning. At 5:45 am, On Thursday, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the GSLV-F10 from […]
Most mysterious and controversial celestial object in the solar system: Pluto
In 1930, Pluto was found and named a planet, when cosmologist Clyde Tombaugh of the Lowell Observatory compared photographic plates of the sky on different nights and saw a tiny dot that floated to and fro against the background of stars. Immediately, the nearby solar system’s latest candidate was viewed as something weird. Its orbit […]